Tin: TREATY OF ■WASHINGTON. OQi 



AUTICI.K VII. 



The ilcfi.sion of tlic Ti-ilmnul slinll, if possiljlc, be made uitliin tlirc ' months 

 from tlie chisc of iho ar^'imu'iit on hotli sides. 



It .slmil be made in writing and dated, and hindl lie signed !)}• tlio Aibitiators 

 wlin may assent to it. 



The said Tiiliiniai shall fust determine ns to cacli vessel se]>aratelv wliotlior 

 fireat Hritain has, \>y any act or omission, failed to fidl'ill any of tlie duties set 

 forth in the foregoing three rules, or recognized by the iirincijiles of Internation- 

 al I,aw not inconsistent with sncli rules, ami shall certify such fact as to each 

 of the said vessels. In case the 'I'ribuiial find that Great liritain has t'ailod to 

 fuhill any duty or duties as aforesaid, it may, if it tliink proper, i)rocccd to award 

 a sum in gross to be paid by (Jreat IJritain to the United States for all the 

 claims referred to it; nnd in su?h case the gross sum so awarded shall be paid 

 in coin by the Government of Great Britain to the Government of the United 

 ^^tates,nt Washington, within twelve months after the date of the a.vard. 



The award shall be in duplicato, one cojiy whereof shall be delivered to tliC 

 agent of the United States for his Government, and the other copy shall be de- 

 livered to the agent of Great Britain for iiis Government. 



AnTicr.E VIII. 

 Knell Government shall pay its own ngcnt, nnd provide for the proper remu- 

 ncratiim of the counsel employed by it and of the Arbitrator appointed by it, and 

 for the expense of preparing nnd submitting its case to the Tribimal. All other 

 expenses connected with the arbitration shall be defr.nyed by the two Govern- 

 ments in equal moieties. 



AnTirt.E IX. 

 The Arbitrators shall keep an acciiiate record of their proceedings, and may 

 nppoint nnd employ the necessary olTiccrs to assist them. 



AUTICLE X. 



In cnsc the Tribunal finds that Great Britain has failed to fidfill any duty or 

 duties ns aforesaid, nnd does not award n sum in gross, the High Contracting 

 Parties agree that n Board of Assessors shall l>e ajipointed to ascertain and de- 

 termine what claims are valid, nnd what am(Jimt or amounts shall be [paid by 

 Great Britain to the United States on nccount of the liability ari-irig frr>m 

 Buch failure, as to each vessel, according to the extent of such liability as* de- 

 cided by the Arbitrators. 



The Board of Assessors shall be constituted as follows: One member there- 

 of shall be named by the I'resident of the United States, one member thereof 

 shull be named by Her Britannic Majesty, nnd one member thereof shall be 



